Mat Honan

3 weeks ago | technologyreview.com | Mat Honan

But none of that would have been possible if I hadn’t been bored and curious. And more to the point: curious about tech. The university computer lab may seem at first like an unlikely center for creativity. We tend to think of creativity as happening more in the artist’s studio or writers’ workshop. But throughout history, very often our greatest creative leaps—and I would argue that the web and its descendants represent one such leap—have been due to advances in technology.

Dec 8, 2024 | technologyreview.com | Mat Honan

The arms race is on. And while the 12 days of shipmas may seem jolly, internally I bet it feels a lot more like Santa’s workshop on December 23. Pressure’s on. Time to deliver. If someone forwarded you this edition of The Debrief, you can subscribe here. I appreciate your feedback on this newsletter. Drop me a line at [email protected] with any and all thoughts. And of course, I love tips. • Bitcoin breaks $100,000 after Trump announces Paul Atkins as SEC pick.

Nov 24, 2024 | technologyreview.com | Mat Honan

Still, I’ll say something that may be a little contrarian here: I think Google’s control over Chrome and Android are more or less beneficial for consumers, or at least help provide a good experience. The data collection practices are horrendous and potentially dangerous. And yes, product “ecosystems” are most often swamps that are meant to make it hard to get out of any given system.

Nov 18, 2024 | technologyreview.com | Mat Honan

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Oct 31, 2024 | technologyreview.com | Melissa Heikkilä |Mat Honan

“Our goal is to make ChatGPT the smartest assistant, and now we’re really enhancing its capabilities in terms of what it has access to from the web,” Fry tells MIT Technology Review. The feature is available today for the chatbot’s paying users. While ChatGPT search, as it is known, is initially available to paying customers, OpenAI intends to make it available for free later, even when people are logged out.